The press office of the former president reported on the results of both tests in a message on social networks, in which he assured that a leftist politician and his wife is “in good general condition”, he is “asymptomatic” and she has “mild symptoms”
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife Rosangela Silva
The former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, favorite to win the elections next October, gave positive for coronavirus this Sunday along with his wife, Rosangela “Janja” da Silva.
Lula’s press office reported the results of both tests in a message on social networks, in which he assured that Lula and his wife are “in good general condition”, he is “asymptomatic” and she has “mild symptoms”< /b>, and they will remain “in home isolation for the next few days”.
Lula is 76 years old and this is the second time she has contracted covid, while “Janja”, from 55 years old, had not tested positive until now.
The couple got married on May 18, in a wedding that meant a brief interruption of Lula’s articulations in the political sphere ahead of the elections next October, in which he will present himself as the presidential candidate of a broad front of parties. progressives.
According to all the polls, Lula is the clear favorite, with an intention to vote of around 45%, against the current ruler, the right-wing Jair Bolsonaro, whom the polls they attribute 30% of the support to him.
Lula Da Silva finally confirmed his candidacy for the presidential elections in Brazil. “I am used to participating in elections. (…) I think we have a good record of governments. I will have the launch of my pre-candidacy on May 7 and then I want to tour Brazil”, he wrote on Twitter.
< p class=”paragraph”>Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Favorite until now for the presidential elections in October, he affirmed that, if he wins the elections, he would revoke the decisions of the current president, Jair Bolsonaro, that affect indigenous peoples, including those that promote mining in their lands.
The leftist leader also committed to appointing an indigenous person as Minister of Indigenous Affairs if he manages to regain the position he held between 2003 and 2010.
Lula told some 7,000 members of indigenous groups gathered in the capital, Brasilia, that every “Bolsonaro decree that creates problems will have to be revoked immediately.”
Lula da Silva received the support from the Solidarity party for his candidacy for the October elections in Brazil.
In his speech, Lula insisted in the need for the coalition that is being discussed around his candidacy to be as broad as possible and allow, in case of victory, to have the support of a parliamentary base aligned with the ideas of his eventual Government.
“We are going to win the elections and assume the Presidency in January of 2023″, but “we have to keep in mind” that “if we do not elect a majority of deputies committed to our discourse, it will be very difficult” to recover the labor and social rights “destroyed” in the Bolsonaro administration , affirmed Lula.
However, the lead that Lula has over Bolsonaro in voting intention polls fell six percentage points in three months< /b>, according to a poll released this Tuesday.
Despite the fact that the socialist leader continues as the great favorite and still leads the polls with a wide advantage, the distance that separates him from the far-right leader and his main opponent in the elections fell from 14.2 percentage points in February to 8.6 points in May , according to the survey published by the firm MDA.
(With information from EFE)